Pickup on South Street

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Pickup on South Street (1953)

NR 27-05-1953 (US) Thriller, Crime 1h 20m

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What's your Vibe?

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How the law took a chance on a B-girl … and won!

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In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.

Samuel Fuller

Director, Screenplay
Dwight Taylor

Story

Hovedmedvirkende

Richard Widmark

Skip McCoy
Jean Peters

Candy
Thelma Ritter

Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye

Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley

Joey
Willis Bouchey

Zara
Milburn Stone

Detective Winoki
Parley Baer

Headquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg

Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Skrevet af John Chard den 25 juni 2019

Forget the communist fervour and delve deeper.

Skip McCoy is a three time loser pick pocket, unable to curb his instincts back on the street, he picks the purse of Candy on a subway train. What he doesn't realise is that Candy is carrying top secret microfilm, microfilm that is of high interest to many many organisations.

Director Samuel Fuller has crafted an exceptional drama set amongst the seedy underworld of New York City. Communist spies and shady government operatives all blend together to make Pickup On South Street a riveting viewing from first minute to the last. Based around a... læs resten.

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